February 3 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The February 3 PA Environment Digest is now available

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[ Headlines ]

Budget Repeat: Gov. Wolf Vows To Continue His Fight For Restore PA Infrastructure, Environmental Funding Proposal

Gov. Wolf Announces $1.1 Billion Plan To Address Lead, Other Hazards In Schools, Water Systems, Day Care Centers, Homes

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Submits Brief Continuing Legal Battle To Have DCNR Drilling Revenue Returned To Benefit Conservation

PA Chesapeake Bay Phase III WIP State Team Hears Implementation Off To Fast Start

EPA Letter To Congress: We Remain Committed To Restoring, Protecting Chesapeake Bay; Bay TMDL Does Not Bind The States

Bay Journal: EPA Intends To Achieve 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals, But Assurances Fail To Mollify Concerns Over PA Cleanup

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Preparing To Sue EPA Over Lack Of Enforcement Over PA Progress In Cleanup Plan

DEP Provides Funding To 8 Southcentral Counties To Support Implementation Of Local Nonpoint Water Pollution Reduction Measures

PennVEST Invests $119 Million In 18 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties

Lackawanna River Named PA 2020 River Of The Year

DCNR Releases New Report On Conservation Landscape Successes For The Economy And Environment

DEP To Unveil Draft Regs To Participate In RGGI, Capping Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants, Feb. 13 At Advisory Committee Meeting

House Committee Hearing Feb. 5 On Bill To Take Away DEP’s Authority To Enact Any Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Senate Hearing: DEP - No Decision Made On Joining Regional Transportation Climate Initiative Reducing Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emissions

DEP Accepting Applications For Clean Transportation Grants Under Driving PA Forward Program

Updated Agenda Now Available Showing Technical Guidance DEP Is Working On

PUC Enforcement Bureau Seeks $8.8 Million Penalty Against Texas Company For Deceptive Energy Marketing

Keep PA Beautiful: Illegal Dumping Caught In Dauphin County; Free Surveillance Camera Loan Program Available

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol Report: Wolf Makes Nearly $6 Billion In Pre-Budget Address Announcements

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

[ The Feds ]

Federal Office Of Surface Mining Accepting Acid Mine Drainage Watershed Grant Applications

Congressional House Democrats Introduce Revised Bill To Fight Climate Change; Fund Infrastructure Projects

[ Water ]

Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Final Triennial Water Quality Standards, Stream Designation Regulation

PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosting 6 Regional Watershed Workshops

Natural Lands: 12,500 Trees Planted At Bryn Coed Preserve To Improve Water Quality In Chester County

Pike Conservation District 2019 Report On Environmental Quality Of Pike County Streams

Monroe, Pike Conservation Districts Hold NPDES Water Quality Permitting Workshop Feb. 25 In Monroe

Stroud Water Research Center, DCNR Education For Community Resilience Workshop Feb. 11-12 In Chester County

Science On Tap 2020: Restoring American Shad To The Brandywine River Program Feb. 20 In Delaware County

Bay Journal: Smallmouth Bass Woes Range From Contaminants To More Stress At Spawning Sites

Emerging Organic Contaminant Levels In PA At Higher Concentrations In Colder Seasons, Pesticide Concentrations Increase During High Stream Flows

Feb. 28 Webinar: Carp Management And Lake Restoration For Pond, Lake, Reservoir Owners

Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing Feb. 12, Business Meeting March 11

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 6 Hearing, March 13 Business Meeting

[ Land Recycling ]

State Funding Provided To Help Cleanup Former Industrial Sites In Blair, Erie Counties

Registration Open: PA Brownfields Conference March 9-11 In State College

[ Waste ]

DEP Issues Permits For Camp Hope Run Landfill In Clearfield County

[ Air ]

DEP Sets March 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Facility In Blair County

New Study: For Many PA Cities, Air Quality Was Unhealthy 1 Out Of Every 4 Days

[ Energy ]

PennEast Natural Gas Pipeline Seeks FERC Approval To Build PA Part First

Dominion Energy Submits Application To Plug 3 Wells At Oakford Natural Gas Storage Complex In Westmoreland County

Twice As Much Methane Is Leaking From Oil & Gas Facilities In Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma As EPA Estimates

Penn State Student, Faculty Researchers Explored Food-Energy-Water System At Franklin County Solar Farm

The Energy Co-op Opens Renewable Natural Gas Program To All PECO, PGW Customers In Southeast

Environmental Groups Back Bucks County Township's Appeal Of Pipeline Compressor Station Air Permit

[ Land Conservation - Recreation ]

PA Sea Grant, Partners Finalize Conservation Of 179.8 Acres In Elk Creek Watershed Erie County

Western PA Conservancy Preserves Forested Area, Scenic Views In Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County

Colcom Revolving Fund For Local Land Trusts By Western PA Conservancy

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts Feb. 15 Talking Turtles Program At Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County

Registration Open: Capital Area Greenbelt Assn. Tour de Belt June 7 In Harrisburg

Register Now: June 14 French Creek Iron Tour - Cycling For Open Space & Trails In Chester County

Jan. 31 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Wildlife ]

Game Commission Accepting Comments On Draft Elk Management Plan

Game Commission: Purple Paint Means No Trespassing

[ Opportunities ]

Fmr. Sen. Mike Brubaker Joins Board Of Chesapeake Conservancy

Interns Wanted: Western PA Conservancy - Last Call To Apply For Summer Internship Positions

Interns Wanted: Gov. Pinchot's Grey Towers National Historic Site Internships In Pike County

Help Wanted: 4 Positions With SRBC, Northumberland Conservation District, PEC, PRC

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11 & 12 In Altoona

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